jpdb beta

to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up

1

looking on (somebody) as hostile

2

sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence

4

courting; wooing; making advances

2

to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved

1

first out

2

sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)

1

rock-paper-scissors (game); janken

1

waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)

1

mayonnaise

1

should do; ought to do

13

to be of use as a reference; to be helpful

3

as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for

1

full of ingredients; hearty; substantial

1

middle of the night; dead of night

1

to become hungry

2

after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

3

to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge

2

to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act

1

to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food

1

death due to shock (triggered by blood loss, heart failure or other causes)

1

capable of anything; liable to do

1

to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam

4

to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

1

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

1

to heat; to heat up

4

boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up

4

boiled egg

1

... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

1

difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying

3

to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)

2

at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step

1

lamp; light

14

success rate

4

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

2

elm tree (esp. the Japanese elm, Ulmus davidiana var. japonica)

1

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

9

percent; percentage

1

what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak

1

blood vessel; vein

7

drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint

1

point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

2

to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to

1

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

2

control

5

proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose

1

fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

4

to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question

1

slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)

1

can; tin; canned food

3